I was here once before, I don't recall when. I found this site again and recovered my lost password and enjoyed a stroll around the inner grounds. What a great place. My presence here is part coping mechanism [it's great to discover other folks who have the same challenges]
and part fulfilling a responsibility to give back some of the real and often life-saving encouragement I have received.
So while I am inclined to remain anonymous, I am not inclined to remain quiet.
What am I doing here? Can you stand a round about answer?
I am a 6 ft 200 pound all muscle male looking person with a great beard and silver hair admired by many. I am the not-so-proud owner of a dysfunctional pituitary, an often retracted micro-penis, and have persistently tested for Testosterone levels so low that my breasts started to grow, AND for over a decade, my behaviors have influenced by this condition and have leaned heavily toward the softer gender's. This is of course just a thin survey of my hormonal challenges and affects, but I think its enough for introductions.
But you should also know; all this "condition" occurred later in my life, after I sired and raised six wonderful children.
And while my wife has not left me, I often wonder why not. I am not an assertive and dominating type male anymore, which is her preference]. Also my manhood simply doesn't function much, and while this affects "how we are a steady loving couple" as it does most men who get old enough to experience persistent ED, ....lets just say I now aspire to pitch, or bat for the other team now, and leave it that for my intro.
I really want to get to know other people like myself and also others with different hormonal or gender diverse bodies and perspectives.
I am a religious man who believes God made us all, and also that he made us this way, so I search for signs that the worlds people are getting educated that much of these gender diverse occurrences are not to be viewed as afflictions or rebellions, but just variations in nature. I am not a complete coward, but live in the middle of the US where folks like me can expect harsh judgmentalism from a vocal minority, and thus -at the least- rejection by the follower minded majority.
I am not here looking for a future S.O. but I HAVE learned to celebrate that part of something in me and in others that makes us want to couple up [intimately]. I feel like I am losing that part of me and miss it, and so am not apt to judge others who are more [promiscuous?] because of it. I hope you respect my religious inspired feelings and perspectives, but please note ahead of time, I am here because I am open to being educated. About you, about me, about diversity in creation. I hope I never sound judgmental, and also hope you hear more of what is encouraging from me, as I have already from so many of you.
This place is definitely part of how we build a better place to live in the future.
Welcome back to Susan's Inch, I hope you find what you're looking for here.
See you around, Henry
Hi Inch, welcome back! I got some senior hair going on, too! See you around the site, hugs, Devlyn
Hi Inch and welcome back to our family :) .
I can't say welcome back as I wasn't here when you were last around. However I'm about the same age, born in 1957, and took 50 years to finally accept who I was. While I'd certainly say I'm a spiritual person I am not at all religious but have no problem with those that are to the extent that we all go by a philosophy of "Live and let live"
Anyway, hope you find what you looking for here and I'll be watching out for you.
Warm regards
Donna
Welcome back to Susan's, Inch. I am a Christian who has decided to be the person God has created me to be. It's been a lovely 8 plus years. I'm 65 and loving life.
:)
Welcome back! I am 48 and started only last year to transition. I know exactly what you face as I am from the central U.S. myself and know the kind of people we deal with and all the pre-conceived notions we are subject to. Because of my public safety career I have to drive 124 miles round trip to see the therapist, Endo, etc. as most people in healthcare here know me. I am not trying to hide at all, just get started in safety without the rumor mill kicking into high gear and being denied health services locally (which would happen). Hope to get to know you better as time goes on. :)